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W. H. ROBERTS.

FASTENING FOR BUTTER PACKAGES.

Patented Oct. 2, 1883.

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WITNESSES I ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFIC WILLIAM H. ROBERTS, OF DAVENPORT CENTRE, NEWYORK.

FASTENING FOR BUTTER-PACKAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,073, dated October2, 1883.

Application filed August 2,1883. (NomodeL) .To aZZ whom, it mayconcerrh.

Be it known that I, WILLIA H. RoBERTs, of Davenport Centre, in thecounty of Delaware and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fast enings for Butter-Packages; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich-- Figure l is aperspective view of the upper portion of abutter-jar provided with my improved fastening, and Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the fastening detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corres'ponding parts in both thefigures.

My invention has relation to fastenings for 0 the covers of butter jars,and has for its object to provide a cover-fastening for thebutterpackage for which Letters Patent No. 276,882 were granted to me onthe 1st day of May, 1883; and it consists, to that end ,in the improved2 construction and combination of parts of the same, as hereinafter morefully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the butter-jar, B the cover,and O the annular flange against which the lower edge of the flangedcover rests. A piece of wire, D, is drawn tightly around the jar belowthe flange and the ends secured together in any suitable manner,andthewire, which is somewhat longer 5 than the circumference of thejar'at that place, is passed through the annular eyes E of two screws,F, which are placed diametrically opposite to each other and turned,twisting the wire to form two upwardly-pointing twisted 4o shanks,G, forthe eyes H, into which the screweyes are linked. The screw-threadedshanks I of the screw-eyes pass through two perforations, J, one in eachend of a flat yoke, K, which rests diametrically over the lid of thejar, and are secured by means of two thumbnuts, L, which bear againstthe upper surface of" the yoke, and serve to press the same down uponthe cover when screwed down upon the screws. In this manner it will beseen that the wire ring may be placed around the jar, the screws twistedto make it fit under the flange, and the yoke pressed down upon the lidby the thumb-nuts when the jar is to be closed, the flat eyes, restingagainst the sides of the flange or cover, preventing the screws fromturning when the thumb-nuts are turned, and when the jar is to be openedthe nuts may be unscrewed, the yoke removed, when the cover may beraised.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States 1; A. fastening for covers on jars,consisting of a wire having its ends secured together, adapted to fitunder theflange at the top of the jar, and twisted atdiametrically-opposite places to form eyes, screw-eyes linked into thelatter eyes, a yoke having perforations at each end for the passage ofthe screws of said screweyes, and thumb-nuts fitting upon the ends ofthe screw-eyes, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

2. The combination of a jar having a flange at its upper end, a coverfitting over the top of said jar, a wire ring fitting under the flangeof the jar and twisted at diametrically-opposite points, forming eyes,screw-eyes linked into said eyes, ayoke resting across the cover, andhaving perforations at the ends receiving the shanks of the screw-eyes,and thumb-nuts fitting upon the ends of the screw-eyes, all construotedas and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixedmy signature 85 in presence of two witnesses.

WVILLIAM H. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

J OHN A. GoUrHE, WILLIAM W. REYNOLDS.

